Thursday, May 21, 2026

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Editorial: Insecure Government

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The PMLN’s admission of ‘discussions’ to raise the voter age highlight leadership increasingly disconnected from the public

Editorial: Punishing the Public

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No amount of diplomatic “wins” can mask the growing public resentment over inflationary pressures arising from successive fuel price hikes

Editorial: Loadshedding by Any Other Name

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The government’s attempt to rebrand loadshedding to ‘Peak Relief Strategy’ is an insult to the public’s intelligence

News roundup of the top Pakistani stories

IMF Concludes Pakistan Visit after Talks on Upcoming Budget

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Sources say discussions called for doubling climate support levy, raising sales tax on solar panels and electric vehicles

Top 5 This Week

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Pakistan’s Offshore Frontier Reopens after Nearly Two Decades

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Government has signed Production Sharing Agreements and Exploration Licenses for 23 offshore blocks

No Holiday on Third Day of Eidul Azha 2026

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Cabinet Division notifies May 26-28 as public holidays, facilitating public sector while penalizing private sector employees

Operation Ghazab-lil-Haq Ongoing against Terrorist Proxies: Sharif

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In Quetta visit, prime minister directs deployment of FC in Balochistan’s Rakhshan to establish dedicated security corridor

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